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Absolute Value Review

This worksheet helps grade 8 students practice understanding and calculating absolute values of integers and rational numbers.

Grade 8 Math Number SenseIntegers and Rational NumbersAbsolute Value
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Multiple ChoiceFill in the Blanks2 Short AnswerTrue / FalseCustom

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.NS.C.7.C

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absolute valueintegersrational numbersnumber sensemath
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Absolute Value Review

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show your work where necessary.

1. What is the absolute value of -15?

a

-15

b

15

c

0

d

Cannot be determined

2. Which of the following numbers has an absolute value greater than 8?

a

-7

b

8

c

-10

d

6

3. The absolute value of a number is its distance from   on the number line.

4. The absolute value of any non-zero number is always  .

5. Explain why |-5| and |5| both equal 5.

6. The absolute value of a negative number is always negative.

T

True

F

False

7. For any real number x, |x| ≥ 0.

T

True

F

False

8. Locate and mark the numbers -3 and 3 on the number line below. Then, show their absolute values by drawing arrows from 0.

0-33-11-44-22

9. Calculate the absolute value of each expression:

a) |-12| =

b) |7.5| =

c) -|-9| =

d) |4 - 9| =